The Buccaneers fell out of first place in the NFC South on Sunday night, with their loss dropping their record to 8-7, the same as the Falcons’ record, and the Falcons owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. But the betting odds say the Bucs should still feel confident.
Tampa Bay remains the favorite to win the NFC South: The Buccaneers are -135 favorites at DraftKings, while the Falcons are +110 underdogs.
Because the Falcons have clinched the tiebreaker, the Buccaneers have to finish ahead of them in the standings to win the division. The most likely way for the Buccaneers to do that would be to win both of their final two games (against the Panthers and Saints) while the Falcons lose one of their two remaining games (against the Commanders and Panthers.)
The Falcons are 4.5-point underdogs at Washington on Sunday night, so the oddsmakers are expecting an Atlanta loss to open the door to Tampa Bay. A week from now, the Bucs could be back in first place, and the Falcons could be the ones scoreboard watching in Week 18.
